Immunology Guidebook

The Immunology Guidebook provides an easily accessible text-reference to the more
up-to-date and difficult concepts in the complex science of immunology. It aims to demystify basic concepts and specialised molecular and cellular interactions. Its 18 chapters offer a logical and sequential presentation where much of the data is displayed in carefully designed tables. This book is intended for immunology students, researchers, practitioners and basic biomedical scientists.

Features

Tables provide a quick reference to `difficult to find' immunology data
A distillate of the latest information on immunogenetics of the human MHC associated with tissue transplantation
Information boxes featurw related web resources

Contents

Molecules, Cells and Tissues of Immunity
B cells, Immunoglobulin Genes, Immunoglobulin Structure
T cells and the Thymus
Cytokines & Chemokines
Antigens, Immunogens, Vaccines and Immunization
Antigen Presentation
Cluster of Differentiation (CD) Antigens
The HLA dictionary 2001: a summary of HLA-A, -B, -C, -DRB1/3/4/5, -DQB1 alleles and their association with serologically defined HLA-A, -B, -C, -DR and -DQ antigens Nomenclature for factors of the HLA system, 2002
Nomenclature for factors of the dog major histocompatibility system (DLA), 2000: Second report of the ISAG DLA Nomenclature Committee
The Complement System
Type I, II, III, and IV Hypersensitivity
Microbial Immunity
Immunoregulation, Tolerance and Therapeutic Immunology
Immunohematology and Transfusion Medicine
Immunological Diseases and Immunopathology
Immunodeficiencies, congenial and acquired
Transplantation immunology, molecular typing and immunosuppressive agents